In the battle between scandal and earnings, earnings have won so far, as shares in News Corp....

In the battle between scandal and earnings, earnings have won so far, as shares in News Corp. (NWS+0.4%) quietly move toward 52-week highs as an investigation has turned up no evidence of hacking of phones and personal records beyond News of the World. And Wall Street thinks COO Chase Carey can run things without Rupert or James Murdoch if necessary.